My 2000 Focus won;t stay started

My 2000 Focus has a 1/2tank of gas but it died on the road. Can''t be a tune-up because it starts good when fuel is poured manually into throtlle body. For the same reason,can''t be the fuel pump. It stalls after the l''il fues is used up.It's 2.0 ltr, SOHC & has 141 thou mls. Check engine diagram flashes in the gauges screen

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We had a 2000 ZX3 that would try to stall under cornering. Try looking at the filters (specifically the fuel). If I remember properly, that was the problem with our's, and it was around 85k miles. Check engine light could be MAF sensor, blown head gasket, any number of things. My old Mustang got the engine service light at 120k, and the head gasket was the biggest problem, even though it didn't spew out smoke. That's good mileage for a base engine though.

you answered your own question...runs good except when it has no
fuel...( fuel not pumping ) runs good untill gas dries up ( then its not
getting any more fuel )...(not pumping ) either way it's not getting fuel
because of a bad fuel pump.... How can you say for the same reason
" it cant be the fuel pump"???? your thinking backwards because for
both reasons..."it IS the fuel pump" Or it's the emergency fuel
shutoff button in the trunk sticking like they do

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